NEW HAVEN, Conn. (February 18, 2026) – Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference member Felician University is under consideration for the 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship tournament, the NCAA D-II Men’s Basketball Committee announced today.
The committee released its first set of regional rankings for all eight NCAA Division II regions on Wednesday. Teams under consideration in each region were announced in alphabetical order. Ten teams were listed as under consideration in the East Region, including the Golden Falcons, for the eight available berths. The committee will release rankings in rank order on February 25 and March 4.
Felician, with a 21-3 overall won-lost record, has clinched its first outright CACC regular-season title with a 16-1 league mark. The Golden Falcons, who received votes in the most recent national Division II coaches poll, have three regular-season games remaining.
The NCAA will announce the 64-team field for the 2026 Division II Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 8, at 11 p.m. on ncaa.com. The East Region will receive automatic qualifiers from the CACC, East Coast Conference and Northeast 10 Conference and five at-large berths.
NCAA DIVISION II EAST REGION MEN’S BASKETBALL RANKING
February 18, 2026 – Listed Alphabetically
Adelphi University
Assumption University
Bentley University
Daemen University
Felician University
Pace University
Saint Anselm College
Saint Michael’s College
St. Thomas Aquinas College
College of Staten Island
Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 20 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 17 sports – seven for men, nine for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.